New York

Older cube dweller: That was the title of a great Rascals song. Have you heard of The Rascals?
Younger cube dweller: No, I'm young. And foreign.

Troy, New York

Assistant: I submitted this check request a month ago, can you tell me why it hasn’t been paid yet?
Accountant: Oh, you wanted it paid?

40 W. 20th Street
New York, NY

Overheard by: Faith Black

CFO: I had a hamster once. His name was MC Hamster.

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Elisabeth

President yelling at CFO: You eat an elephant one bite at a time, but we're trying to swallow it whole and we're starting with the tusks!

Elmsford, New York

Overheard by: Bored Beyond Belief

IT manager: I wish I worked in HR, they're always either eating cake or firing people.

New York City, New York

Co-worker on phone: “What am I working on?” I’m working on not killing anyone. What’re you working on?

640 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY

Boss: I don’t need to see everything before it goes out the door. Just send me a final, final, rough draft.

Union Square
New York, New York

Office grunt: I don’t know where he gets it from… No, wait, I know where he gets it from — he sucks the energy of others.

Software office
Hauppauge, New York

Overheard by: Lauren

Finance: There must be something in between “tax accountant” and
“undercover narc.”

156 W. 56th Street
New York, NY

40-something guy: So are you working now?
Recent college grad, buying beer: What do you mean?

Mamaroneck, New York

Overheard by: An employee who knows what 'work' means b/c of these people